< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Every year, countless emails hit our inboxes telling us that our personal information was accessed, shared, or stolen in a data breach. In many cases, there is little we can do.…
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We’re Creating a Better Future for the Internet 🧑🏭
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> In the early years of the internet, website administrators had to face off with a burdensome and expensive process to deploy SSL certificates. But today, hundreds of…
Saving the Internet in Europe: Defending Free Expression
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This post is part two in a series of posts about EFF’s work in Europe. Read about how and why we work in Europe here. EFF’s mission is…
We’re Creating a Better Future for the Internet 🧑🏭
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> In the early years of the internet, website administrators had to face off with a burdensome and expensive process to deploy SSL certificates. But today, hundreds of…
We’re Creating a Better Future for the Internet 🧑🏭
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> In the early years of the internet, website administrators had to face off with a burdensome and expensive process to deploy SSL certificates. But today, hundreds of…
We’re Creating a Better Future for the Internet 🧑🏭
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> In the early years of the internet, website administrators had to face off with a burdensome and expensive process to deploy SSL certificates. But today, hundreds of…
We’re Creating a Better Future for the Internet 🧑🏭
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> In the early years of the internet, website administrators had to face off with a burdensome and expensive process to deploy SSL certificates. But today, hundreds of…
There’s No Copyright Exception to First Amendment Protections for Anonymous Speech
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Some people just can’t take a hint. Today’s perfect example is a group of independent movie distributors that have repeatedly tried, and failed, to force Reddit to…
UK Politicians Join Organizations in Calling for Immediate Release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> As the UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy have failed to secure the release of British-Egyptian blogger, coder, and activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, UK politicians call for…
What You Should Know When Joining Bluesky
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Bluesky promises to rethink social media by focusing on openness and user control. But what does this actually mean for the millions of people joining the site?…
EFF Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Consider TikTok Ban
The TikTok ban itself and the DC Circuit’s approval of it should be of great concern even to those who find TikTok undesirable or scary. Shutting down communications platforms or forcing their reorganization based on concerns of foreign propaganda and…
Australia Banning Kids from Social Media Does More Harm Than Good
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Age verification systems are surveillance systems that threaten everyone’s privacy and anonymity. But Australia’s government recently decided to ignore these dangers, passing a vague, sweeping piece of…
Speaking Freely: Winnie Kabintie
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Winnie Kabintie is a journalist and Communications Specialist based in Nairobi, Kenya. As an award-winning youth media advocate, she is passionate about empowering young people with Media…
“Can the Government Read My Text Messages?”
You should be able to message your family and friends without fear that law enforcement is reading everything you send. Privacy is a human right, and that’s why we break down the ways you can protect your ability to have…
10 Resources for Protecting Your Digital Security | EFFector 36.15
Get a head-start on your New Year’s resolution to stay up-to-date on digital rights news by subscribing to EFF’s EFFector newsletter! This edition of the newsletter covers our top ten digital security resources for those concerned about the incoming administration,…
Still Flawed and Lacking Safeguards, UN Cybercrime Treaty Goes Before the UN General Assembly, then States for Adoption
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Most UN Member States, including the U.S., are expected to support adoption of the flawed UN Cybercrime Treaty when it’s scheduled to go before the UN General…
Saving the Internet in Europe: How EFF Works in Europe
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This post is part one in a series of posts about EFF’s work in Europe. EFF’s mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation…
Speaking Freely: Prasanth Sugathan
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Interviewer: David Greene This interview has been edited for length and clarity.* Prasanth Sugathan is Legal Director at Software Freedom Law Center, India. (SFLC.in). Prasanth is a…
EFF Speaks Out in Court for Citizen Journalists
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> No one gets to abuse copyright to shut down debate. Because of that, we at EFF represent Channel 781, a group of citizen journalists whose YouTube channel…
X’s Last-Minute Update to the Kids Online Safety Act Still Fails to Protect Kids—or Adults—Online
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Late last week, the Senate released yet another version of the Kids Online Safety Act, written, reportedly, with the assistance of X CEO Linda Yaccarino in a…
Brazil’s Internet Intermediary Liability Rules Under Trial: What Are the Risks?
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The Brazilian Supreme Court is on the verge of deciding whether digital platforms can be held liable for third-party content even without a judicial order requiring removal.…
Introducing EFF’s New Video Series: Gate Crashing
The promise of the internet—at least in the early days—was that it would lower the barriers to entry for any number of careers. Traditionally, the spheres of novel writing, culture criticism, and journalism were populated by well-off straight white men,…
Speaking Freely: Tomiwa Ilori
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Interviewer: David Greene *This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Tomiwa Ilori is an expert researcher and a policy analyst with focus on digital technologies…
FTC Rightfully Acts Against So-Called “AI Weapon Detection” Company Evolv
The Federal Trade Commission has entered a settlementt with self-styled “weapon detection” company Evolv, to resolve the FTC’s claim that the company “knowingly” and repeatedly” engaged in “unlawful” acts of misleading claims about their technology. Essentially, Evolv’s technology, which is…
This Bill Could Put A Stop To Censorship By Lawsuit
For years now, deep-pocketed individuals and corporations have been turning to civil lawsuits to silence their opponents. These Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, or SLAPPs, aren’t designed to win on the merits, but rather to harass journalists, activists, and consumers…
Let’s Answer the Question: “Why is Printer Ink So Expensive?”
Did you know that most printer ink isn’t even expensive to make? Why then is it so expensive to refill the ink on your printer? The answer is actually pretty simple: monopolies, weird laws, and companies exploiting their users for…
Location Tracking Tools Endanger Abortion Access. Lawmakers Must Act Now.
EFF wrote recently about Locate X, a deeply troubling location tracking tool that allows users to see the precise whereabouts of individuals based on the locations of their smartphone devices. Developed and sold by the data surveillance company Babel Street,…
Top Ten EFF Digital Security Resources for People Concerned About the Incoming Trump Administration
In the wake of the 2024 election in the United States, many people are concerned about tightening up their digital privacy and security practices. As always, we recommend that people start making their security plan by understanding their risks. For…
🍿 Today’s Double Feature: Privacy and Free Speech
< div> < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> It’s Power Up Your Donation Week! Right now, your contribution to the Electronic Frontier Foundation will go twice as far to protect digital privacy, security, and free speech rights…
Speaking Freely: Aji Fama Jobe
< div> < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> *This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Aji Fama Jobe is a digital creator, IT consultant, blogger, and tech community leader from The Gambia. She helps run…
🍿 Today’s Double Feature: Privacy and Free Speech
< div> < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> It’s Power Up Your Donation Week! Right now, your contribution to the Electronic Frontier Foundation will go twice as far to protect digital privacy, security, and free speech rights…
🍿 Today’s Double Feature: Privacy and Free Speech
< div> < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> It’s Power Up Your Donation Week! Right now, your contribution to the Electronic Frontier Foundation will go twice as far to protect digital privacy, security, and free speech rights…
🍿 Today’s Double Feature: Privacy and Free Speech
< div> < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> It’s Power Up Your Donation Week! Right now, your contribution to the Electronic Frontier Foundation will go twice as far to protect digital privacy, security, and free speech rights…
🍿 Today’s Double Feature: Privacy and Free Speech
< div> < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> It’s Power Up Your Donation Week! Right now, your contribution to the Electronic Frontier Foundation will go twice as far to protect digital privacy, security, and free speech rights…
🍿 Today’s Double Feature: Privacy and Free Speech
< div> < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> It’s Power Up Your Donation Week! Right now, your contribution to the Electronic Frontier Foundation will go twice as far to protect digital privacy, security, and free speech rights…
🍿 Today’s Double Feature: Privacy and Free Speech
< div> < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> It’s Power Up Your Donation Week! Right now, your contribution to the Electronic Frontier Foundation will go twice as far to protect digital privacy, security, and free speech rights…
🍿 Today’s Double Feature: Privacy and Free Speech
< div> < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> It’s Power Up Your Donation Week! Right now, your contribution to the Electronic Frontier Foundation will go twice as far to protect digital privacy, security, and free speech rights…
🍿 Today’s Double Feature: Privacy and Free Speech
< div> < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> It’s Power Up Your Donation Week! Right now, your contribution to the Electronic Frontier Foundation will go twice as far to protect digital privacy, security, and free speech rights…
🍿 Today’s Double Feature: Privacy and Free Speech
< div> < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> It’s Power Up Your Donation Week! Right now, your contribution to the Electronic Frontier Foundation will go twice as far to protect digital privacy, security, and free speech rights…
🍿 Today’s Double Feature: Privacy and Free Speech
It’s Power Up Your Donation Week! Right now, your contribution to the Electronic Frontier Foundation will go twice as far to protect digital privacy, security, and free speech rights for everyone. Will you donate today to get a free 2X…
Amazon and Google Must Keep Their Promises on Project Nimbus
When a company makes a promise, the public should be able to rely on it. Today, nearly every person in the U.S. is a customer of either Amazon or Google—and many of us are customers of both technology giants. Both…
One Down, Many to Go with Pre-Installed Malware on Android
Last year, we investigated a Dragon Touch children’s tablet (KidzPad Y88X 10) and confirmed that it was linked to a string of fully compromised Android TV Boxes that had also mu […] This article has been indexed from Deeplinks Read…
Tell the Senate: Don’t Weaponize the Treasury Department Against Nonprofits
Last week the House of Representatives passed a dangerous bill that would allow the Secretary of Treasury to strip a U.S. nonprofit of its tax-exempt status. If it passes the Senate and is signed into law, H.R. 9495 would give…
EFF Tells the Second Circuit a Second Time That Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
EFF, along with ACLU and the New York Civil Liberties Union, filed a second amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit urging the court to require a warrant for border searches of electronic devices, an…
Looking for the Answer to the Question, “Do I Really Own the Digital Media I Paid For?”
Sure, buying your favorite video game, movie, or album online is super convenient. I personally love being able to pre-order a game and play it the night of release, without needing to go to a store. But something you may…
Organizing for Digital Rights in the Pacific Northwest
Recently I traveled to Portland, Oregon to speak at the PDX People’s Digital Safety Fair, meet up with five groups in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, and attend BSides PDX 2024. Portland’s first ever Digital Safety Fair was a success and…
Speaking Freely: Marjorie Heins
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.* Marjorie Heins is a writer, former civil rights/civil liberties attorney, and past director of the Free Expression Policy Project (FEPP) and the American Civil Liberties Union’s Arts Censorship Project. She is…
Now’s The Time to Start (or Renew) a Pledge for EFF Through the CFC
The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) pledge period is underway and runs through January 15, 2024! If you’re a U.S. federal employee or retiree, be sure to show your support for EFF by using our CFC ID 10437. Not sure how to…
The U.S. National Security State is Here to Make AI Even Less Transparent and Accountable
The Biden White House has released a memorandum on “Advancing United States’ Leadership in Artificial Intelligence” which includes, among other things, a directive for the National Security apparatus to become a world leader in the use of AI. Under direction…
Oppose The Patent-Troll-Friendly PREVAIL Act
Good news: the Senate Judiciary Committee has dropped one of the two terrible patent bills it was considering, the patent-troll-enabling Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA). Bad news: the committee is still pushing the PREVAIL Act, a bill that would hamstring…
On Alaa Abd El Fattah’s 43rd Birthday, the Fight For His Release Continues
< div> < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Today marks prominent British-Egyptian coder, blogger, activist, and political prisoner Alaa Abd El Fattah’s 43rd birthday—his eleventh behind bars. Alaa should have been released on September 29, but Egyptian…
“Why Is It So Expensive To Repair My Devices?”
Now, of course, we’ve all dropped a cell phone, picked it up, and realized that we’ve absolutely destroyed its screen. Right? Or is it just me…? Either way, you’ve probably seen how expensive it can be to repair a device,…
Tell Congress To Stop These Last-Minute Bills That Help Patent Trolls
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee is set to use its limited time in the lame-duck session to vote on a bill that would make the patent…
EFF Is Ready for What’s Next | EFFector 36.14
Don’t be scared of your backlog of digital rights news, instead, check out EFF’s EFFector newsletter! It’s the one-stop-shop to keeping up with the latest in the fight for online freedoms. This time we cover our expectations and preparations for the next U.S. presidential administration, surveillance towers at…
Creators of This Police Location Tracking Tool Aren’t Vetting Buyers. Here’s How To Protect Yourself
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> 404 Media, along with Haaretz, Notus, and Krebs On Security recently reported on a company that captures smartphone location data from a variety of sources and collates…
Celebrating the Life of Aaron Swartz: Aaron Swartz Day 2024
Aaron Swartz was a digital rights champion who believed deeply in keeping the internet open. His life was cut short in 2013, after federal prosecutors charged him under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) for systematically downloading academic journal…
EFF to Second Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> EFF, along with ACLU and the New York Civil Liberties Union, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit urging the court to require a…
EFF to Court: Reject X’s Effort to Revive a Speech-Chilling Lawsuit Against a Nonprofit
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This post was co-written by EFF legal intern Gowri Nayar. X’s lawsuit against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate is intended to stifle criticism and punish…
The 2024 U.S. Election is Over. EFF is Ready for What’s Next.
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> The dust of the U.S. election is settling, and we want you to know that EFF is ready for whatever’s next. Our mission to ensure that technology serves you—rather than silencing,…
AI in Criminal Justice Is the Trend Attorneys Need to Know About
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our criminal justice system is one of the most worrying developments across policing and the courts, and EFF has been…
EFF Lawsuit Discloses Documents Detailing Government’s Social Media Surveillance of Immigrants
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Despite rebranding a federal program that surveils the social media activities of immigrants and foreign visitors to a more benign name, the government agreed to spend more…
Judge’s Investigation Into Patent Troll Results In Criminal Referrals
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> In 2022, three companies with strange names and no clear business purpose beyond patent litigation filed dozens of lawsuits in Delaware federal court, accusing businesses of all…
The Human Toll of ALPR Errors
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This post was written by Gowri Nayar, an EFF legal intern. Imagine driving to get your nails done with your family and all of a sudden, you…
“Is My Phone Listening To Me?”
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The short answer is no, probably not! But, with EFF’s new site, Digital Rights Bytes, we go in–depth on this question—and many others. Whether you’re just starting to…
EFF Launches Digital Rights Bytes to Answer Tech Questions that Bug Us All
New Site Dishes Up Byte-Sized, Yummy, Nutritious Videos and Other Information About Your Online Life SAN FRANCISCO—The Electronic Frontier Foundation today launched “Digital Rights Bytes,” a new website with short videos offering quick, easily digestible answers to the technology questions…
Sorry, Gas Companies – Parody Isn’t Infringement (Even If It Creeps You Out)
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Activism comes in many forms. You might hold a rally, write to Congress, or fly a blimp over the NSA. Or you might use a darkly hilarious…
The Frightening Stakes of this Halloween’s Net Neutrality Hearing
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The future of the open internet is in danger this October 31st, not from ghosts and goblins, but from the broadband companies that control internet access in…
Triumphs, Trials, and Tangles From California’s 2024 Legislative Session
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> California’s 2024 legislative session has officially adjourned, and it’s time to reflect on the wins and losses that have shaped Californians’ digital rights landscape this year. EFF…
No Matter What the Bank Says, It’s YOUR Money, YOUR Data, and YOUR Choice
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has just finalized a rule that makes it easy and safe for you to figure out which bank will give you…
No matter what the bank says, it’s YOUR money, YOUR data, and YOUR choice
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has just finalized a rule that makes it easy and safe for you to figure out which bank will give you…
Court Orders Google (a Monopolist) To Knock It Off With the Monopoly Stuff
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> A federal court recently ordered Google to make it easier for Android users to switch to rival app stores, banned Google from using its vast cash reserves…
Cop Companies Want All Your Data and Other Takeaways from This Year’s IACP Conference
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Artificial intelligence dominated the technology talk on panels, among sponsors, and across the trade floor at this year’s annual conference of the International Association of Chiefs of…
EU to Apple: “Let Users Choose Their Software”; Apple: “Nah”
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> This year, a far-reaching, complex new piece of legislation comes into effect in EU: the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which represents some of the most ambitious tech policy in European history.…
The Real Monsters of Street Level Surveillance
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Safe trick-or-treating this Halloween means being aware of the real monsters of street-level surveillance. You might not always see these menaces, but they are watching you. The…
Disability Rights Are Technology Rights
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> At EFF, our work always begins from the same place: technological self-determination. That’s the right to decide which technology you use, and how you use it. Technological…
The UK Must Act: Alaa Abd El-Fattah Still Imprisoned 25 Days After Release Date
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> It’s been 25 days since September 29, the day that should have seen British-Egyptian blogger, coder, and activist Alaa Abd El Fattah walk free. Egyptian authorities refused to release him at the end…
In Appreciation of David Burnham
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> We at EFF have long recognized the threats posed by the unchecked technological prowess of law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Since our founding in 1990, we have…
How Many U.S. Persons Does Section 702 Spy On? The ODNI Needs to Come Clean.
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> EFF has joined with 23 other organizations including the ACLU, Restore the Fourth, the Brennan Center for Justice, Access Now, and the Freedom of the Press Foundation…
U.S. Border Surveillance Towers Have Always Been Broken
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> A new bombshell scoop from NBC News revealed an internal U.S. Border Patrol memo claiming that 30 percent of camera towers that compose the agency’s “Remote Video…
EFF to Third Circuit: TikTok Has Section 230 Immunity for Video Recommendations
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> EFF legal intern Nick Delehanty was the principal author of this post. EFF filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit…
A Flourishing Internet Depends on Competition
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Antitrust law has long recognized that monopolies stifle innovation and gouge consumers on price. When it comes to Big Tech, harm to innovation—in the form of “kill…
California Attorney General Issues New Guidance on Military Equipment to Law Enforcement
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> California law enforcement should take note: the state’s Attorney General has issued a new bulletin advising them on how to comply with AB 481—a state law that…
Prosecutors in Washington State Warn Police: Don’t Use Gen AI to Write Reports
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, which handles all prosecutions in the Seattle area, has instructed police in no uncertain terms: do not use AI to write…
Preemption Playbook: Big Tech’s Blueprint Comes Straight from Big Tobacco
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Big Tech is borrowing a page from Big Tobacco’s playbook to wage war on your privacy, according to Jake Snow of the ACLU of Northern California. We…
Courts Agree That No One Should Have a Monopoly Over the Law. Congress Shouldn’t Change That
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Some people just don’t know how to take a hint. For more than a decade, giant standards-development organizations (SDOs) have been fighting in courts around the country,…
EFF and IFPTE Local 20 Attain Labor Contract
First-Ever, Three-Year Pact Protects Workers’ Pay, Benefits, Working Conditions, and More < div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> SAN FRANCISCO—Employees and management at the Electronic Frontier Foundation have achieved a first-ever labor contract, they…
Civil Rights Commission Pans Face Recognition Technology
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> In its recent report, Civil Rights Implications of Face Recognition Technology (FRT), the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights identified serious problems with the federal government’s use of…
New EFF Report Provides Guidance to Ensure Human Rights are Protected Amid Government Use of AI in Latin America
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Governments increasingly rely on algorithmic systems to support consequential assessments and determinations about people’s lives, from judging eligibility for social assistance to trying to predict crime and criminals. Latin America…
Should I Use My State’s Digital Driver’s License?
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> A digital mobile driver’s license (often called an mDL) is a version of your ID that you keep on your phone instead of in your pocket. In theory, it would work…
Podcast Episode Rerelease: So You Think You’re A Critical Thinker
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> This episode was first released in March 2023. With this year’s election just weeks away, concerns about disinformation and conspiracy theories are on the rise. We covered this issue in a…
New IPANDETEC Report Shows Panama’s ISPs Still Lag in Protecting User Data
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Telecom and internet service providers in Panama are entrusted with the personal data of millions of users, bearing a responsibility to not only protect users’ privacy but…
Election Security: When to Worry, When to Not
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> This post was written by EFF intern Nazil Ungan as an update to a 2020 Deeplinks post by Cindy Cohn. Everyone wants an election that is secure…
A Sale of 23andMe’s Data Would Be Bad for Privacy. Here’s What Customers Can Do.
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The CEO of 23andMe has recently said she’d consider selling the genetic genealogy testing company–and with it, the sensitive DNA data that it’s collected, and stored, from…
Salt Typhoon Hack Shows There’s No Security Backdoor That’s Only For The “Good Guys”
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> At EFF we’ve long noted that you cannot build a backdoor that only lets in good guys and not bad guys. Over the weekend, we saw another…
FTC Findings on Commercial Surveillance Can Lead to Better Alternatives
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> On September 19, the FTC published a staff report following a multi-year investigation of nine social media and video streaming companies. The report found a myriad of…
The X Corp. Shutdown in Brazil: What We Can Learn
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> The feud between X Corp. and Brazil’s Supreme Court continues to drag on: After a month-long standoff, X Corp. folded and complied with court orders to suspend several accounts, name a…
Germany Rushes to Expand Biometric Surveillance
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Germany is a leader in privacy and data protection, with many Germans being particularly sensitive to the processing of their personal data – owing to the country’s…
EFF to Fifth Circuit: Age Verification Laws Will Hurt More Than They Help
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> EFF, along with the ACLU and the ACLU of Mississippi, filed an amicus brief on Thursday asking a federal appellate court to continue to block Mississippi’s HB 1126—a bill that imposes…
Digital Inclusion Week, Highlighting an EFA Members Digital Equity Work:
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> In honor of Digital Inclusion Week, Oct 7-11th 2024, it’s an honor to uplift one of our Electronic Frontier Alliance (EFA) members who is doing great work…
Join the Movement for Public Broadband in PDX
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Did you know the City of Portland, Oregon, already owns and operates a fiber-optic broadband network? It’s called IRNE (Integrated Regional Network Enterprise), and despite having it…